Difference and Similarities

Differences between the Falasha Jews
and Israeli Jews

·       The Falasha Jews started in Ethiopia while the Israel Jews started in Israel.

·       The Falasha Jews have a more African Culture and traditions. Their food, clothing, and language are African.

·       The
Israeli Jews have a more Middle Eastern culture. Their food lean more to the
Middle Eastern food, and the older ladies cover their heads.

·       All
the Falasha Jews have a darker skin complexion.

·       All
the Israeli Jews have a lighter skin complexion.

·       The
population of the Falasha Jews in Ethiopia all together are about 3,188-8700
people.

·      The Falasha Jews both have a nick name they are called Beta
Israel which translate into the house of Israel.

·       The
population of the Israeli Jews in Israel all together are about 120,000-130,000
people.

·       The
meaning of the word Falasha Jews translate into the “Fake Jews”

·       The
meaning of the word Israel is the country name but what it means has never
really been known.

·       The
Falasha Jews have music with their rituals.

·       The
Israeli Jews have a dance as a part of their rituals called the Hora.

·       The
Falasha Jews travel to Israel to visit the Al-Aqsa shrine.

·       The
Israeli Jews are very close to the Al-Aqsa shrine so they do not travel to far
from their home.

The similarities between the Falasha Jews and the Israeli
Jews

·      The Holy book of the Israeli and the Falasha Jews is the same it is called the
Torah even though the Falasha Jews call it Tanakh.

·      The Falasha Jews and the Israeli Jews both practice Judaism and the both consider
themselves Jews. 

·      The
Falasha Jews and the Israeli Jews both believe that there are seventeen
prophets in their religion.

·      Both
the Falasha Jews and the Israeli Jews believe that there one God no other. They
both believe that is invisible and the creator of all things, also God is
divine.

·      They
both have the same praying technic there has to be a minimum of 10 men in the
prayer and they read out of a prayer book. This book is called the Siddur.

·      The
Falasha Jews and the Israeli Jews both have a lot of unwritten stories that
have been passed down orally foe many years.

·      The
holy book the Torah is written in the same language for the Israeli and the
Falasha Jews.

·       The Falasha migrated to Israel and that is how
the Jewish religion got spread in Israel. The Falasha Jews believe that they
are the founders of Judaism.